Vietnam wins first women’s Asian cycling title

Nguyen Thi That has set a new milestone for Vietnamese cycling by winning the country’s first-ever women’s Asian gold medal at the Asian Road & Para Cycling Championships 2018 in Myanmar.

Vietnamese cyclist Nguyen Thi That.

The women’s 106km road race gathered 27 participants, with That competing against opponents from Chinese Taipei, Japan, the Republic of Korea and China.

The Vietnamese star produced an excellent sprint in the last metres to beat Chinese Taipei’s Huang Ting Ying and Chang Yao for Vietnam’s maiden women’s title at the continental-level arena, clocking the best time of three hours, 11 minutes and 59 seconds.